[DeTomaso] BMW M1 minuscule Pcar content

[thomas]

Uh?

How would a transverse engine work with "our" ZF? Going sideways?

Looking at pictures of the engine room it appears to be installed longitudinally, just as in a Pantera. 


> 27 feb 2015 kl. 21:32 skrev Jeff Detrich <jjdetrich at gmail.com>:
> 
>   Transverse 6 cylinders, our ZF tranny, designed by Lamborghini, may
>   have even been built by Lambo. Came with custom luggage, too!
> 
>   On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 4:50 PM, Paul Rimov <[1]rimovp at gmail.com>
>   wrote:
> 
>     A I was having my cars' oil change today and in the show room was an
>     orange 79 M1.A  It has been at least 15 years since I have seen one
>     in person. The last time I saw one, actually three, was at the BMW
>     corral when the Italian Concorso was being held at the Quail. It was
>     the owners personal car and I being a car guy and knowledgable about
>     the car, it's wheel manufacture and production one of service guys
>     opened up the doors so I could look inside,A  at the engine and talk
>     with him for awhile. What a beautiful car and the level of detail,
>     fitment and condition was amazing for a car built in 1979. Here is
>     the thing, it is also interesting just how many similar styling cues
>     the car has in common with the Pantera (Pcar content) and cues that
>     were taken from the Muira and cues that would be used in future
>     LamborghinisA  and although the cockpit has the same amount of
>     interior space it is much more roomy and comfortable than the
>     interior of a Pantera. Asked how big of check would it take to drive
>     it home, the service guy said the owner still loves driving it from
>     time to time as noted by the recently installed tires and he would
>     not sell it while still alive.
>     Cheers Paul
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